Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Taylor of Goss Moor. The answering member was Phil Woolas.

Water Strategy

Westminster hall adjournment debate on the government's water strategy and the OFWAT price review.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 473 c151-75WH
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Linda Gilroy | 473 c155WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the difficulties is that there is no help in the benefits ...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c155WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed. It is possible that the hon. Member for Vale of York has done the same.; Bob Spink | 473 c155WH (Link to this contribution) With a seaside constituency myself, I have great sympathy with the hon. Gentleman, and I greatly adm...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c155-6WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that comment, although I am not sure that I would use the word ““deta...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c154WH (Link to this contribution) If the cost were spread across the country the implication for water bills would be extremely small ...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 473 c155WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c155WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady can explain what the Conservative party has to offer in her speech later.; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c162WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady makes a very important point but does she agree that, although the pilot was important...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c162WH (Link to this contribution) I certainly agree with the hon. Lady, and in the other two points I will make, I hope to show the wa...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c158-60WH (Link to this contribution) That is the right approach. The policy is supported by Government, but also by non-governmental orga...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c161-2WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Matthew Taylor) on securing this debate—th...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c158WH (Link to this contribution) I agree. Some years ago, when the Conservatives were in office, I took part in similar debates. Towa...; Phil Woolas | 473 c158WH (Link to this contribution) On this occasion.; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c157-8WH (Link to this contribution) I am keen on rolling out metering; that is the short answer. In the South West Water area, 60 per ce...; Phil Woolas | 473 c158WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is making an interesting and important speech. I should like to confirm for the r...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c156-7WH (Link to this contribution) As it happens, that was exactly where I was about to turn in my remarks, but I wanted to outline the...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 473 c157WH (Link to this contribution) The WWF, the briefing of which the hon. Gentleman is reading, has obviously been busy preparing for ...; David Leslie Taylor | 473 c156WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman briefly consider the strengths or weaknesses of the increasing block tariff,...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c163-4WH (Link to this contribution) It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton (Linda Gilroy). She has done a...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c164WH (Link to this contribution) I am not sure whether the hon. Lady was as surprised as I was to discover how much people could gain...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c162WH (Link to this contribution) I completely share the hon. Lady's view on that point, which is why if we go down the route of the r...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c162-3WH (Link to this contribution) That is correct, and no doubt adopting a rising block tariff—I shall be brief because the hon. Gentl...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c166WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Lady for giving me the opportunity to refer to what the hon. Member for Truro and S...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c164-6WH (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Lady for making that point. I certainly try to emphasise to constituents who come t...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c167WH (Link to this contribution) I certainly appreciate what the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell has been doing. Both of us hav...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c166-7WH (Link to this contribution) I am very disappointed that the hon. Lady has not read the environment part of our manifesto, which ...; Dan Rogerson | 473 c167WH (Link to this contribution) The mention of second homes has tempted me to intervene on my hon. Friend. Second home owners would ...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c167WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Lady is correct. It is interesting to note that although the Conservatives are well represe...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c168WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. I have run out of time, so I will conclude. There have been...; Martin Horwood | 473 c168WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and St. Austell (Matthew Taylor) on securing the ...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c168WH (Link to this contribution) Is that a manifesto commitment?; Martin Horwood | 473 c168-70WH (Link to this contribution) I did use the word ““personally””. As my hon. Friend said, 2008 is a crunch year in relation to set...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 473 c170-2WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Truro and St. Austell (Matthew Taylor) on securing this debate. I...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 473 c172WH (Link to this contribution) I want to allow time to hear from the Minister. I hope that the hon. Lady will permit me to wind up....; Linda Gilroy | 473 c172WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Lady give way?; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c174WH (Link to this contribution) I take the Minister's point. It is clear that the Government's position, as suggested in ““Future Wa...; Phil Woolas | 473 c172-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs. Humble. I concur that the best beaches...; Phil Woolas | 473 c174WH (Link to this contribution) I shall reassure the hon. Gentleman by answering in the affirmative: yes, that is our view. To quote...; Phil Woolas | 473 c175WH (Link to this contribution) Indeed. If those bills were passed on through rent, some of the points made about the benefits syste...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c174WH (Link to this contribution) I was just going to ask the Minister whether he realised that the figure was £11 per head. That was ...; Phil Woolas | 473 c174WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, I will do so. In the brief time that I have left, I should like to make a further point, which...; Linda Gilroy | 473 c174WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend the Minister accept that it will be some time before that has an impact on consu...; Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 473 c154WH (Link to this contribution) I ask the hon. Gentleman to imagine waking up tomorrow as Environment Minister in a Liberal Democrat...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c152-4WH (Link to this contribution) I do not have the figure, but I suspect that it is lower, and there is evidence that people with met...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c151-2WH (Link to this contribution) I am very pleased to have the opportunity to initiate this debate, although I would probably be more...; Julia Goldsworthy | 473 c152WH (Link to this contribution) Of course, none of this should come as news to the Government. In 2004, their cross-governmental rev...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c152WH (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend is spot on. To give an example, the average bill of a south-west pensioner on a meter...; Colin Breed | 473 c152WH (Link to this contribution) The recently announced rises have meant that some people in my constituency—and, I suspect, in my ho...; David Leslie Taylor | 473 c152WH (Link to this contribution) It is interesting that the penetration of water meters in the south-west is the mirror image of that...; Lord Taylor of Goss Moor | 473 c152WH (Link to this contribution) There is a real concern that there has been precious little progress on this subject over 10 years o...
Subjects: Costs Fees and charges Ofwat Meters Water charges Water supply Water companies
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